CVE-2016-8648 — HIGH (7.2) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

It was found that the Karaf container used by Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x, and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x, deserializes objects passed to MBeans via JMX operations. An attacker could use this flaw to execute remote code on the server as the user running the Java Virtual Machine if the target MBean contain deserialization gadgets in its classpath.

CVSS Score

7.2

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Jboss A-Mq	6.0.0
Redhat	Jboss Fuse	6.0.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94513Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8648Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94513Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8648Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-8648?

CVE-2016-8648 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). It was found that the Karaf container used by Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x, and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x, deserializes objects passed to MBeans via JMX operations. An attacker could use this flaw to execute r...

How severe is CVE-2016-8648?

CVE-2016-8648 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8648?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Jboss A-Mq, Redhat Jboss Fuse.